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Mrs. Jeger
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how he is getting on with his consultations with local authorities and others on measures to bring under-used, empty and short-life dwellings into occupation; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeson
My Department has already had useful discussions with a number of individual local authorities, housing associations, and other organisations about the measures I outlined in my reply of 25th February to my hon. Friend. We have now put to the local authority associations and other representative bodies concerned a range of measures, of an administrative and managerial nature, designed to secure more effective use of the existing housing stock. We have
| 1974 4th Quarter | 1975 1st Quarter | Percentage change | ||
| £ million | £ million | |||
| Income from employment | … | 14,439 | 15,510 | +7·4 |
| Total personal income before tax | … | 20,478 | 21,430 | +4·6 |
| Total personal disposable income | … | 15,892 | 16,495 | +3·8 |
| Personal disposable income revalued at 1970 prices | … | 10,496 | 10,370 | -1·1 |
| Source: Tables B and E of the Central Statistical Office press notice issued on 10th July 1975. | ||||
| Notes: All estimates shown are in seasonally adjusted form. Estimates of income from employment after tax revalued at 1970 prices are not available. | ||||